Little Whitcombe Valley Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 1953. Cottages.

Little Whitcombe Valley Cottages

WRENN ID
vacant-glass-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 October 1953
Type
Cottages
Address
Little Whitcombe Valley Cottages, 1 and 2, Whitcombe Road, Newport and Carisbrooke
OS grid reference
SZ 488 871
Coordinates
50.68214, -1.31037
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Little Whitcombe Valley Cottages is an L-shaped building that has been converted into two cottages. It dates from the 18th century and stands two storeys tall. The front features timber framing with red brick nogging on the southern half, while the northern half is constructed entirely of brick. The roof is thatched, and there are two casement windows present. The back wing is of a lower elevation and is an addition from the 18th century, made of painted brick.

Local climate

Little Whitcombe Valley Cottages receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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